❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about the average daily cost of hospital care in South West hospitals, including funding sources and cost components. The response provides the average cost and clarifies that doctor services are included, but funding breakdown between Federal and State governments is not readily available.
AnsweredQoN 4992Legislative Council
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I refer to hospital care, and ask -
(1) What is the average daily cost for a patient in a South West hospital?
(2) How much of this cost is covered by the Federal Government?
(3) How much of this cost is covered by the State Government?
(4) Does this average daily cost include the cost of doctor services?
(5) What does this average daily cost include?
(1) What is the average daily cost for a patient in a South West hospital?
(2) How much of this cost is covered by the Federal Government?
(3) How much of this cost is covered by the State Government?
(4) Does this average daily cost include the cost of doctor services?
(5) What does this average daily cost include?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
117 days
(1) $1,461.40
(2 - 3) Under current funding arrangements, Federal hospital funding is received by Treasury and is not separately identified in the appropriation to WA Health or funding allocations to the WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
(4) Yes.
(5) The average daily cost includes all direct expenditures incurred by the South West Hospitals.
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(2 - 3) Under current funding arrangements, Federal hospital funding is received by Treasury and is not separately identified in the appropriation to WA Health or funding allocations to the WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
(4) Yes.
(5) The average daily cost includes all direct expenditures incurred by the South West Hospitals.
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